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Santa Ynez Valley Wine Tour: Scenic California Winery Experience

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132 Ratings

Santa Barbara

Embark on a scenic wine tour of the Santa Ynez Valley in California's Central Coast Wine Region. Enjoy tastings at three local wineries, lunch options, and expert guidance.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Santa Barbara - Meet your guide at your central Santa Barbara hotel and board a comfortable air-conditioned luxury passenger van. Enjoy the views as you leave the city behind and head into the Santa Ynez Valley to explore the vineyard filled countryside.

Pick ups are also available from Santa Ynez Valley and Solvang.

Santa Ynez Valley - Explore the stunning vineyards and quaint towns of the Santa Ynez Valley while our guide shares some of the history and wine production secrets of the valley. We will visit three full production wineries and lunch will be enjoyed amidst the vineyards.

We spend about an hour at each winery and allow approximately an hour for lunch at one of those stops.

We have a few “local favorites” that we may visit on this tour, with great reviews from our clients and guides. You can read more about our partner wineries on our website.
~Andrew Murray Vineyards
~Beckmen Vineyard
~Brander Vineyard
~Dragonette (Tasting Room)
~Epiphany Cellars (Tasting Room)
~Firestone Vineyard
~Four Brother Wine Co (Tasting Room)
~Gainey Winery
~Kalyra Winery
~Koehler Winery
~Lincourt Vineyards
~Rideau Vineyard
~Roblar Winery
~Saarloos and Sons (Tasting Room)
~Story of Soil
~Sunstone Winery
~Vincent Vineyards

What's Included

All tasting fees covered at three unique wineries.
Lunch is provided during the tour.
Complimentary bottled water to keep you hydrated.
Snacks to enjoy between tastings.
All taxes included – no hidden fees.

What's Not Included

Gratuity

Additional Information

An exquisite, picturesque journey through California’s Central Coast Winery Region that is ideal for wine aficionados!

This wine excursion in Santa Ynez offers tastings at three local wine producers, a midday meal in the Santa Ynez Valley*, round-trip shuttle service, and an informed guide for the duration of the trip. The wineries visited will depend on availability. Your guide will share fascinating facts about the local history and provide insights into the Santa Ynez winery region along the journey.

*Please be aware: lunch is not provided on Saturdays or Sundays due to winery policies on weekends. However, there will be options for lunch that can be purchased at the wineries.

Location

1 Garden St

Garden Street

Our guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel. If meeting at the Visitor's Center, your guide will meet you just outside the Visitor's Center.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.8

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Kathryn_t

Mar 23, 2024

Sunny did a terrific job... - Sunny did a terrific job of explaining the area and the wines. She paced the day based upon our group- it was very enjoyable! Would do it again

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I8462iarickt

Mar 15, 2024

Relaxing Break - This was the most relaxing day I can remember. We had great wine, great conversation, amazing views and weather. This was truly a day to remember and Johannes was a great guide. We would definitely sign up for this again.

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Debra_h

Mar 10, 2024

Sunny, our guide was... - Sunny, our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. She was outstanding. The tour was fun and relaxing and everything went perfect.

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Maureen_m

Mar 7, 2024

Wine-down Wednesday with Family - Sunny was the best guide on the planet! She was funny and kind and very attentive. I highly recommend this tour and for the Best experience, ask for Sunny!

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Anthony_s

Jan 20, 2024

A beautiful wine day! - Our tour guide (Linda) was a wealth of information during our tours. It was just an absolute marvelous day!

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Roman

Dec 9, 2023

Beautiful location, great wines, great tour guide - The wine tour took us through some of the most stunning scenery, Santa Ynez is truly a national treasure. We visited two wineries and one tasting room, and none were disappointing. Of all the bottles I had , the Brick Barn Pinot Noir and the Refugio Ranch Petit Syrah were good enough that I shelled out more than I’m usually comfortable spending on a bottle for both. Linda was a great hostess and driver, and the rest of the guests on this tour made for great company on this outing, would highly recommend.

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Brooke_r

Nov 26, 2023

A "Sunny" day in Santa Ynez - Excellent experience from start to finish. Sunny our tour guide was so friendly and informative about everything wine and Santa Barbara! Highly recommended. At roblar winery get the pepperoni pizza !!

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Daron_r

Nov 19, 2023

Cruisin’ with Sunny - My wife and I were in a fairly large group (13 total), but our tour guide, Sunny, made it feel really intimate and nice. She was great! We had some rain forecasted for the day so Sunny and team had to make decisions the morning of to make sure we all had a great experience. I highly recommend this tour, especially with Sunny.

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Mjames1970

Nov 15, 2023

9 Friends Wine Weekend - We had 9 women- all friends - in our group. Our guide, Sunny, was fun and knowledgeable and obviously loves her job and wine! She was great with all our various personalities and opinions. We had a lovely day and I would absolutely do it again. I highly recommend it.

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